眼光
Old HSK 6
眼光 (yǎnguāng) · vision
眼光 (yǎnguāng) means “vision; foresight; taste”. It is written with 2 characters: 眼 (eye) + 光 (light). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 眼光 is built
The characters
眼 yǎn · eye
What 眼 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
光 guāng · light
What 光 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A person 儿 carrying a torch 火 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他买房子很有眼光。Tā mǎi fángzi hěn yǒu yǎnguāng.He has a good eye for buying property.
她挑衣服的眼光很好。Tā tiāo yīfu de yǎnguāng hěn hǎo.She has good taste in clothes.
Questions about 眼光
What does 眼光 mean?
眼光 (yǎnguāng) means “vision; foresight; taste”.
How do you pronounce 眼光?
眼光 is pronounced yǎnguāng.
Which HSK level is 眼光?
眼光 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 眼睛yǎnjingeye
- 眼前yǎnqiánbefore one's eyes
- 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
- 眼泪yǎnlèitears
- 眼里yǎnlǐin the eyes
- 心眼儿xīnyǎnrintention
- 眼色yǎnsèmeaningful glance
- 眼神yǎnshénlook in one's eyes
- 耀眼yàoyǎndazzling
- 眼yǎneye
Learn 眼光 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 211: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.